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Mitt Romney for president β€” of Harvard University?

Mitt Romney for president β€” of Harvard University?

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted April 20 - 8:50 a.m.  |  Save Story

The president of the American Jewish Congress, Daniel Rosen, proposed in a Washington Post op-ed published this week that Sen. Mitt Romney would be a good choice for Harvard University's next president.
12 students, teacher killed in Columbine school shooting remembered at 25th anniversary vigil

12 students, teacher killed in Columbine school shooting remembered at 25th anniversary vigil

Colleen Slevin, Associated Press  |  Posted April 20 - 8:22 a.m.  |  Save Story

The 12 students and one teacher killed in the Columbine High School shooting were remembered in a vigil on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the tragedy.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox vows to sue over new BLM landscape rule

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox vows to sue over new BLM landscape rule

Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News  |  Posted April 20 - 7:53 a.m.  |  Save Story

A sweeping new rule by the Bureau of Land Management aimed at conserving the federal land it manages on a landscape-wide basis has evoked a threat by Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, who says he is already preparing to challenge the regulations in court.
US Senate votes to reauthorize surveillance program

US Senate votes to reauthorize surveillance program

Jasper Ward, Reuters  |  Posted April 19 - 11:20 p.m.  |  Save Story

The U.S. Senate voted late Friday to approve the reauthorization of a controversial surveillance program, narrowly missing the midnight expiration of the program.
Utah film competition teaches kids the valuable skills that come with filmmaking

Utah film competition teaches kids the valuable skills that come with filmmaking

  |  Posted April 19 - 10:53 p.m.  |  Save Story

Young filmmakers from kindergarten through the eighth grade competed in the second-annual Tumbleweeds Film Festival for Kids film competition. It served as a great way for young local filmmakers to express themselves creatively and to learn about media literacy.
Demolition work begins at Provo Temple ahead of eventual reconstruction

Demolition work begins at Provo Temple ahead of eventual reconstruction

Daniel Woodruff, KSL-TV  |  Posted April 19 - 10:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Demolition work has begun on the Provo Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ahead of its eventual reconstruction.
What does it mean to be a Black conservative?

What does it mean to be a Black conservative?

Gitanjali Poonia, Deseret News  |  Posted April 19 - 10:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Creator of new YouTube series called "America's Starting Five," says the series is aimed at dissecting the narrative peddled against Black Republicans, by the five elected Black Republicans in Congress, including Utah Rep. Burgess Owens.
5 Maryland teens injured in gathering of hundreds of students. Suspect fled the scene, police say

5 Maryland teens injured in gathering of hundreds of students. Suspect fled the scene, police say

Raja Razek and Emma Tucker, CNN  |  Posted April 19 - 9:28 p.m.  |  Save Story

Five teenagers were injured, including one who remains in critical condition, after gunfire erupted at a park in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Friday afternoon where hundreds of high school students gathered for senior skip day.
'We need entrepreneurship': Utah Tech bringing Sandbox program to southern Utah

'We need entrepreneurship': Utah Tech bringing Sandbox program to southern Utah

Logan Stefanich, KSL.com  |  Posted April 19 - 9:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Tech University was selected last week to participate in a pilot launch of the Sandbox entrepreneurship program, which bolsters its polytechnic approach to education.
How freezing embryos plays a crucial role in IVF

How freezing embryos plays a crucial role in IVF

Nancy Lapid, Reuters  |  Posted April 19 - 8:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

The practice of freezing embryos as part of in vitro fertilization was thrown into chaos in Alabama this year, when the state supreme court ruled that such embryos should be considered children, exposing clinics to wrongful death claims in the event they are destroyed in the thawing process.
Review: 'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' is funny, entertaining and overly violent

Review: 'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' is funny, entertaining and overly violent

John Clyde for KSL.com  |  Posted April 19 - 8:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Here are some reasons "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare" seized my attention like a well-aimed sniper shot β€” and one reason that shot missed the bull's-eye.
Fake lottery scam targets truckers in northern Utah

Fake lottery scam targets truckers in northern Utah

Mike Anderson, KSL-TV  |  Posted April 19 - 7:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

Police in Willard are asking for help finding the people behind a scam and robbery targeting truckers.
Meet the Deseret News/KSL 2024 General Sterling Scholar

Meet the Deseret News/KSL 2024 General Sterling Scholar

Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News  |  Posted April 19 - 7:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

Dallin Soukup's aptitude for math was evident at a young age.
Salt Lake man charged with exposing himself in Salt Lake County stores

Salt Lake man charged with exposing himself in Salt Lake County stores

Pat Reavy, KSL.com  |  Posted April 19 - 6:27 p.m.  |  Save Story

Criminal charges were filed Friday against a Salt Lake man accused of exposing himself to women and girls in stores in Sandy and South Jordan.
Watch: Utah 'checks all the boxes' for NHL franchise

Watch: Utah 'checks all the boxes' for NHL franchise

KSL.com Sports  |  Updated April 19 - 6:06 p.m.  |  Save Story

The NHL is officially coming to Utah, and the league will celebrate its newest market with a press conference at Delta Center.
Crews turn sights to removing debris from ship's deck in Baltimore bridge collapse cleanup

Crews turn sights to removing debris from ship's deck in Baltimore bridge collapse cleanup

Lea Skene, Associated Press  |  Posted April 19 - 5:55 p.m.  |  Save Story

Salvage crews at the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore are turning their focus to the thousands of tons of debris sitting atop the massive cargo ship that veered off course last month.
'Unbelievably senseless': Man sent to prison for murdering 15-year-old on Salt Lake City sidewalk

'Unbelievably senseless': Man sent to prison for murdering 15-year-old on Salt Lake City sidewalk

Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com  |  Posted April 19 - 5:13 p.m.  |  Save Story

Nicolas Nazario Espana was given two consecutive sentences of one to 15 years in prison for the "senseless" killing of a 15-year-old in a two-on-one fight in Salt Lake City.
Authorities identify man struck, killed by TRAX train at Millcreek Station

Authorities identify man struck, killed by TRAX train at Millcreek Station

Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com  |  Updated April 19 - 4:47 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah Transit Authority has identified a man who died at a hospital after getting struck by a TRAX train in South Salt Lake on Thursday night.
Teacher applies 'Thinking Classroom' method to help students learn math

Teacher applies 'Thinking Classroom' method to help students learn math

Tamara Vaifanua, KSL-TV  |  Posted April 19 - 4:45 p.m.  |  Save Story

Some students struggle more with math than others, butΒ one Utah teacher uses a unique method that allows her whole classroom to succeed.

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